Speakers address Cascadia issues in light of what we have learned from the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. Please find the presentation here: http://youtu.be/L1ChhR7Kb4c.
Crew News
The Structural Engineers Association of Washington (SEAW) has released its reconnaissance report of the March 11, 2011 Tohoku, Japan earthquake and tsunami: SEAW Reconnaissance Report.
Visit CREW's you tube channel to see our newly posted presentations
Presenter Jon Mitchell - Lessons Learned From Christchurch, New Zealand: Earthquake Response and Recovery
Presenter Stuart Fraser - Tsunami Vertical Evacuation: Lessons Learned From Japan
Online Registration is now OPEN for the National Earthquake Conference. Register here.
Register by January 31: $395
The first webcast in CREW's Earthquake Recovery and Mitigation series has now been posted. The link to recording of webcast Magnitude 9.0 Paradigm Shift: Post‐Disaster Reconnaissance of Tohoku, Japan, Presented by Jay Wilson can be found here: CREW Webcast Series.
A research grant announced Tuesday will allow seismologists to take the first steps toward an early warning system for earthquakes in the Northwest. An operational system is still a long way off, but it could eventually resemble the computerized warnings pioneered in Japan. The $2 million grant from the Moore Foundation to the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network is part of a $6 million grant shared by the University of California Berkeley, Caltech, and the USGS.
With support of CREW members, WSSPC has just completed and released a report in support of the accomplishments of the state tsunami programs and he important role they play in educating the public, especially for preparedness for a locally generated tsunami. The report and press release can be found at: www.wsspc.org.
On September 22, 2011, FEMA FEMA released the final National Recovery Framework.
KQED and KTCS produced a new program about megathrust earthquakes and the threat to the Cascadia Region. The program first airs in the Bay Area on Wed Sep 21 at 7:30pm, on KQED 9. The program is also available on line at: megathrust earthquakes.
Two new federally-funded studies say vertical evacuation structures could save thousands of Washington coastal residents from deadly tsunami waves.
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